Music of the Week Florence and the Machine is an indie Rock band hailing from London led by vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden, and harpist Tom Monger. The bend blends the music genres of rock, pop, soul, and folk into a glorious combination. Some of my favorite […]
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One of my primary reading goals in 2025 is to start a ton of books and then stop reading said books that do not pique my interest early in the book. I have come to realize over many years that there are too many books that I will never get to read if I grind
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Music of the Week William Harrison Withers Jr. aka Bill Withers was an American singer and songwriter from West Virginia. Withers was active in the late 1960s through the early 2000s with a hiatus in the 1990s. A few of my favorite songs are Ain’t No Sunshine, Grandma’s Hands, Use Me, Lean on Me, Lovely
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Music of the Week St. Paul and The Broken Bones is an eight-piece based hailing from Alabama composed of “Paul Janeway (vocals), Browan Lollar (guitar), Jesse Phillips (bass), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keys), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Amari Ansari (saxophone), and Chad Fisher (trombone).” Blending the southern and soul genres is what you find with
Music of the Week Mike Guggenbuehl, known as Guggenz (pronounced: Goo-genz), is an artist out of Minneapolis blending soul, funk, and jazz with his beats. I find that Guggenz has a similar style to one of my favorite artists Bonus Points. Both of these artist’s music lends itself well when I need to concentrate or
Music of the Week Christopher Stapleton is a country singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kentucky. He dropped out of Vanderbilt to pursue a music career and has not looked back since. His music blends the genres of country, soul country, rock, and bluegrass. Maybe more important is how prolific a songwriter Stapleton is. My favorite songs include
What a reading year in 2024! I read 51 books this past year spanning book categories of Energy, the American Revolution, Finance and Investing, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, the Civil War, Philosophy and Stoicism, Self Help, Parenting, Sports, and New Orleans. I certainly grew from reading each of these books in my best books of 2024 list.
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Music of the Week Mtbrd is a “music producer based in Manchester, UK” dishing out instrumental beats that remind me of Bonus Points and Flamgingosis. I love to put on Mtbrd in the background if I need to read a contract, dive deep on an esoteric topic, or otherwise need a reset. Some of my
Music of the Week Big Gigantic is an “instrumental electronic hip hop and jazz musical duo” out of Colorado. Dominic Lalli is the saxophone/producer while Jeremy Salken is on the drums. Some of my favorite tunes by this group include The Little Things and Good Times Roll. Quotes of the Week I think of myself
Holiday travel mixed in with work travel allowed me to knock out four books in my December reading list. Book categories included parenting, sports, stoicism, and the American Revolution. Two of the books, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids and The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and
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